I believe you. Still click-baity. Scientists are great for click-bait studies. Doesn’t mean they’re not scientifically accurate so far as such things go, but in the swarm of competing papers, they have to do something interesting to stand out.

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My favorite from last year was, “YOUR CAT DOESN’T LOVE YOU”. I researched the school that did the study. They run a puppy training clinic on Saturdays for $$$ and don’t work with cats. So… a bit self-serving of a study I thought.